Books by French L. MacLean

E-books by French L. MacLean

Temporary U.S. Military Cemetery at Marigny Temporary U.S. Military Cemetery at Marigny, in Normandy, France. Several dozen of the 96 were first interred here, before they were moved to their permanent graves in 1949.

Albert Pierrepoint’s Execution Logbook Albert Pierrepoint served as the assistant executioner for his uncle, Thomas Pierrepoint, in seven executions of American soldiers. The Pierrepoints were a Yorkshire family who provided three of Britain’s Chief Executioners (sometimes called “scaffolders”) in the first half of the 20th century. Henry Pierrepoint took up the craft first, hanging 105 […]

Military Police Arrest Photo of Madison Thomas After reviewing the case files for several years, the author would need more information before deciding if Thomas committed the crime for which he was convicted and executed.

Entrance to Private James E. Hendricks Execution Site Entrance to Hendricks Execution Site at the Château La Vallée, a fourteenth-century manor house. One witness to the execution (which occurred on Friday, November 24, 1944) who was interviewed by the author in 2011, stated that two “big American Military Policemen” allowed the condemned man to smoke […]

The Author Examining Bullet Holes The crime scene is for James E. Hendricks. For the project, the author visited the crime scene or execution site for several dozen of the cases. In this instance, the farmhouse is still there; the door is still there; and the bullet holes are still there! There is no doubt […]

Blake Mariano Gravestone in France Mariano, a decorated tank gunner, was convicted of murder and rape; the crime occurred in April 1945 and he was hanged on October 1, 1945. Mariano murdered a woman, but given his record, he could have received life imprisonment, and maybe should have.